Kre stopped in his tracks and he felt Kitalia’s hand leave his arm suddenly.  She took two additional steps before stopping.  “Where did you go?” she asked angrily. “I’m sorry,” he replied, and actually meant it.  He waved his hand out in front of him and somehow found her hand in the darkness.  “I just…...Read More

“Are you able to see?” Kre asked, curious if it were true that Ylveryans had the sort of demon sight they were often believed to possess. “No, but I can echolocate using the sound of your whining.” Kre knew that she was making fun of him, but he couldn’t help the words that came out...Read More

“Uhhhh…”  It wasn’t a particularly manly sound.  In fact, it was downright pathetic.  Thankfully, Kitalia didn’t needle him for it.  It was possible she hadn’t even heard it given their potential distance, even with her sharp hearing. “Kre.  Where are you?  Keep speaking and I shall find you.” He wasn’t sure if he was standing,...Read More

Every few seconds the whistling stopped, and a soft voice called out in a soft, sing-song voice. It took Kre several repeats before he could make out enough of the words to string them together.  “Day-seeeee… no fair hiding… I’ll fiiiiind you… ” The voice was especially eerie, almost childish yet still sinister in a...Read More

“Huh?” Kre seemed to snap out of his daze and knelt down next to her.  “Wait… that’s part of her dress…”  He knelt down next to Kitalia and tried to tug the cloth out of her hands, but she clung to it tightly. “Hey now,” she practically snarled, not happy with how grabby her companion...Read More

During one of his furtive glances he thought he saw a glimpse of a white dress disappearing behind the bushes just out of the corner of his vision.  He tried to swivel his head around and locate it again, but he didn’t catch it until he started to look away. “There,” he muttered, catching sight...Read More

“I found it here,” he said, holding it out so she could see it better. She took an immediate step back and her disapproving face got even more pronounced.  “It looks like trash,” she said a bit too quickly, “you should just leave it here.” “But it’s not trash,” he said excitedly.  “It’s a piece...Read More

“Do you know what this place is?”  It was clear she was changing the subject, but Kre didn’t mind that at all given that it was coming back around to a topic he was keenly interested in. “Not a clue.” “It was the site of a very famous battle,” she said, walking up to stand...Read More

Using the rock, Kre tapped out a rough one-foot square where the metal object seemed to be buried.  He then dropped the rock in favor of his knife, and he began to cut into the wiry, tangled moss around the spot until he could freely lift up the squared section of overgrowth.  Peeling it back...Read More

Kitalia had directed him inland, away from the riverfront as there would be less chance that he would run into their pursuit that way.  She darted off on her own, ostensibly to look for food but she noted that she’d also keep an eye out for a new hiding place since he had, in her...Read More